Arend’s Golden Mole vs desert hackberry

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Celtis pallida

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while desert hackberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	desert hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Celtis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Celtis pallida

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

desert hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	desert hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert hackberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.